Social Media Vetting Expansion for Visa ApplicantsOn December 15, the Department of State (DOS) announced it will expand its social media vetting requirement to additional nonimmigrant visa classifications, including H-1B, H-4 dependents, F, M, and J. As a result of this expansion, all applicants for such visas will be instructed to adjust the privacy settings on “all of their social media profiles to public.” Those profiles will then be subject to review as part of their visa application process for entry into the United States. Read More |
NLRB Regains a Quorum, but Few Quick Changes ExpectedOn December 15, the Department of State (DOS) announced it will expand its social media vetting requirement to additional nonimmigrant visa classifications, including H-1B, H-4 dependents, F, M, and J. As a result of this expansion, all applicants for such visas will be instructed to adjust the privacy settings on “all of their social media profiles to public.” Those profiles will then be subject to review as part of their visa application process for entry into the United States. Read More |
Wait, Is Marijuana Legal? How Trump’s Executive Order on Marijuana May Impact the WorkplaceJust in time for the holidays, President Trump has issued an executive order that will be beloved by the budding marijuana industry: a directive to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to begin the process of “rescheduling” marijuana so that it will be available for medical research and medicinal use. What does this mean for employers? Read More |
Canada: Ontario’s New Administrative Monetary Penalty System Under the OHSAEffective January 1, 2026, Ontario introduces a major enforcement change under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): the Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) regime. This new system, created by Part IX.1 of the OHSA and detailed in Ontario Regulation 365/25, gives inspectors the power to impose financial penalties for non-compliance—without going to court. Read More |
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules Non-Resident Bond Is Incompatible with Act 2 Summary Employment ProceedingsIn Jack Javier Slim v. Royal Blue Hospitality, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court held that the non-resident bond requirement under Rule 69.5 of the Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure is incompatible with the summary employment proceedings established by Act No. 2 of October 17, 1961, 32 L.P.R.A. §3118, et seq. and therefore may not be imposed on an employee-plaintiff. Read More |
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